Our mission is to break down the barriers of today to release the potential of tomorrow. Join us today and release yours.

There are two things that we want to share with anyone considering joining us.

Firstly, we’ve got big ambitions for our colleagues and the future of the organisation. These include our vision that inclusion and accessibility drive every conversation we have and every decision we make. We want our workforce to fully represent the communities and customers we serve, because a diverse business is a better business. We value every colleague, their diversity and the contribution that they make. When we say you’re welcome at BT, we really mean it.

Secondly, the one thing the pandemic has taught us is that a lot of current and future colleagues, where and when possible, want to embrace hybrid working. Therefore, we are introducing smart working at BT. Smart working means having the flexibility to choose, as a team, how and where you work depending on your team’s deliverables and needs; when you are at your shared core location to connect with others and when not. It may not be for every role, and, as part of the recruitment process, you’ll have the chance to discuss smart working and how it might work for the job you are applying for.

About this role

As a React Engineering Lead, you’ll help drive our Group wide and cross brand Design System initiative. As part of our core front end squad you’ll be enabling our Consumer delivery squads by producing components, frameworks and tooling. 

You will be at the leading edge of development and mentor a team of developers. You will contribute to transforming our working culture and digital presence using agile ways of working.

You'll have the following responsibilities

Bridge between Design System and Consumer front end enablement squads

Working closely with the Consumer and Group wide Design and Brand teams

Building and codifying a reusable framework agnostic Design system

Create front end code and tooling to allow Consumer feature squads to deliver at pace

Work with Architecture, Engineering teams and other stakeholders to ensure the correct technical decisions are being made to deliver brilliant experiences for both internal and external customers

Support the analysis of content delivery & offer page speed & performance solutions  

Write unit tests and other automated tests

Contribute to tribe ceremonies (stand-up, sprint planning, demo, retrospective)

Contribute to platform technical direction and strategy

Coach and mentor junior members

Leading multi-site and nearshore / offshore Engineering resources

Lead the technical analysis and troubleshooting of operational and security related issues

Help build an internal front end chapter and contribute to internal and external conferences/meetups

You'll have the following skills & experience

Essential skillset/Experience:

5+ years’ experience with ReactJS, NextJS, TypeScript and GraphQL

Fluent with modern JavaScript and standard tooling (Webpack, Babel, ES6, Linting, JS Typing, Prettier, etc), HTML and CSS Preprocessors

Solid understanding of the full web technology stack (e.g. HTTP, cookies, headers, asset loading / caching, PWA). 

Accessibility best practices (WCAG 2.0, WAI-ARIA), Performance optimisation and responsive design

Unit test tools (Jest)

End to End test tools experience (Cypress, Cucumber, etc.)

Versioning tools (GIT)

Experience with and defined DevOps CI/CD pipelines

Ability to successfully collaborate as part of an Agile development team and with a wide variety of stakeholders

Nice to have skillset/Experience:

Experience in other front-end frameworks/libraries  

Experience in driving implementation of test-driven approaches (TDD BDD) 

Understanding of Terraform Docker, Kubernetes, AWS environments and services 

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

10% on target bonus

Life Assurance

Pension scheme 

Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.

50% off BT and EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans

Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages

BT TV, including BT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids 

30% discount for friends and family on EE mobile pay monthly and SIM only plans

About BT

BT has a key role in British society, fostering change and leading technology innovation. From delivering the Olympics, to supporting the emergency services, to investing more into research than any other UK technology company, we take pride in everything we do - and in the people who work here.

We're now a global company operating at the forefront of the information age, employing 90,000 people in 180 countries. And we're on a mission. Guided by our core values of Personal, Simple and Brilliant our goal is to help customers, communities and businesses overcome barriers and release their potential.

So, if you're interested in the power of potential, why not join us today and release yours? You can read more here about what it's like to work at BT

How to Apply

It's easy to apply online; you just need a copy of your up-to-date CV and to follow the step-by step process. Don't worry if you need to make changes - you'll have the opportunity to review and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application!